Numerical simulation of the dynamic behaviour of a degraded insulated rail joint

Z Yang; MA Boogaard; Z Li; RPBJ Dollevoet

doi:10.4203/ccp.110.240

Numerical simulation of the dynamic behaviour of a degraded insulated rail joint

Z Yang, MA Boogaard, Z Li, RPBJ Dollevoet

Railway Engineering

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Due to the significant discontinuity in stiffness and geometry, the insulated rail joint (IRJ) is considered as one of the weakest parts in the track structure. The wheel-rail impact over a joint may lead to track deterioration and increased maintenance costs. The impact load is believed to be closely associated with the dynamic behaviour of track and conditions of track components at the joint section. In this paper, the dynamic behaviour of a typical IRJ in the Dutch railway network is studied numerically. A three dimensional finite element (FE) IRJ model is set up and an explicit time integration scheme is employed to simulate a hammer test conducted on the IRJ. The simulated frequency response functions (FRFs) of the IRJ are then calculated and some typical resonant behaviours can be deducted. Based on the numerical model, the influence of various deterioration types on the dynamic behaviours of IRJ are predicted under the controlled conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on railway technology: Research, development and maintenance
Editors	J Pombo
Place of Publication	Stirlingshire
Publisher	Civil-Comp Press
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-1-905088-65-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4203/ccp.110.240
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Railways 2016: 3rd International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance - Cagliari, Italy Duration: 5 Apr 2016 → 8 Apr 2016 http://www.civil-comp.com/conf/rw2016/rw2016_flyer.pdf

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Conference	Railways 2016: 3rd International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Cagliari
Period	5/04/16 → 8/04/16
Internet address	http://www.civil-comp.com/conf/rw2016/rw2016_flyer.pdf

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Yang, Z, Boogaard, MA, Li, Z & Dollevoet, RPBJ 2016, Numerical simulation of the dynamic behaviour of a degraded insulated rail joint. in J Pombo (ed.), Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on railway technology: Research, development and maintenance. Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, pp. 1-10, Railways 2016: 3rd International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, Cagliari, Italy, 5/04/16. https://doi.org/10.4203/ccp.110.240

Numerical simulation of the dynamic behaviour of a degraded insulated rail joint. / Yang, Z; Boogaard, MA; Li, Z et al.
Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on railway technology: Research, development and maintenance. ed. / J Pombo. Stirlingshire: Civil-Comp Press, 2016. p. 1-10.

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